jessica is gone. jay gray, nbc news. >>> right now, at 6:00, a new debate and new chance to win over voters is just a few hours away. the vice presidential candidates could make all the difference in a race that's now closer than ever. >>> students at the university of maryland have been robbed at gunpoint. the same suspect time and again. now they're trying to do something about that. >>> a child falls out of a ninth-floor window and survives. we're hearing from the people who rushed to rescue him. >>> but we begin with breaking news. a d.c. council member is involved in a new scandal. good evening, everyone. i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim vance. an independence review today accuses jim graham of violating metro's code of conduct. that review says graham who once served on metro's board had a